Re: Does 32-bit x86 support (aka [multilib] ) have a future with Debian after Buster
Andrew McGlashan composed on 2019-06-21 20:03 (UTC+1000):
> Most, if not all 32 bit arch machines are probably going to consume
> far more energy than newer machines of far greater capability. That
> is, it probably doesn't make any financial sense to continue running
> an old 32 bit machine.
Retiring a working old PC requires an investment of not just money, but also time,
and possibly retraining. The old PC is a sunk cost, and its user(s) may have no
need for greater capability. Periodic energy cost is probably trivial by
comparison, so even if a new PC uses a third or less energy than the old, the
investment could take more than a PC's lifetime to recover, assuming the required
funding of the cost was even available to make. e.g. $6.00/month for energy to
continue vs. $2.00 after investment nets only $48/year. A cheap replacement, $500,
would take more than 10 years to be paid for at that rate, not counting anything
for the time value of the money invested, which could easily more than double the
required time to recover. IOW, it doesn't make any sense on a purely financial
basis to replace a working PC.
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